My question involves business law in the state of: Florida
Hello!
I went back to read my wife's signed contract and got quite a surprise!
The timeline:
1. on 4/1/10, Halifax Media Holdings (HMH) started publishing the 'News-Journal' (the paper). I think HMH bought the assets of the former company from a receiver appointed by the court to settle a lawsuit.
2. on 4/1/10, the same day, New-Journal Corporation (NJC) changed it name to NJWU Corporation.
3. ON 8/6/10, FOUR MONTH LATER, MY WIFE SIGNED A CONTRACT ENTITLED 'NEWS-JOURNAL CORPORATION SINGLE COPY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT' !! This contract was signed, on a space saying 'News-Journal Corporation by:' by a Manager of HMH and witnessed by two other employees of HMH, including a second Manager. She worked for them from 8/6/10 until she ended her contract on 6/30/12.
4. on 4/12/11, NJWU Corporation, the former NJC, was dissolved administratively!
Needless to say I, we, were shocked.
She is part of the Walmart shortage/theft issue mentioned in a posting in Independent Contractors Forum on 8/30/12 at @5:56 pm.
We were going to sue News-Journal Corporation; clearly we can not sue NJC since it no longer exists. We have no written contract with Halifax Media Holdings, the current publisher. Just a contract sign by three employees of HMH purporting to be News-Journal Corporation.
Questions:
1. What do you think of this?
2. Can my wife charge the three employees with fraud? I think this a felony in Florida, with civil remedies for three times the amount any loss, in our case $8900.
3. Since my wife does not have a signed agreement to work as an Independent Contractor for HMH, but has clearly worked for HMH for @ 2 years, can she sue HMH as an employee whom has no been paid?
Thanks in advance for your attention to this matter!!
Meditech

